OWNER/PRESIDENT , CHECK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
WHY:Has grown money manager to $1.5B in assets by mimicking Warren Buffett’s investment strategy.
QUOTABLE:“In my early years, I ran into Warren at several cocktail parties where he drank Coca-Cola. In speaking to him, he was jovial, giving funny answers followed by his own laugh. He does that at the annual meetings, too, where he and Berkshire Vice Chairman, Charlie Munger, are almost a couple of comedians.”
NOTABLE: Private Program, which invests in Berkshire options, has generated annualized returns of 21.6% over the last 13-year period.
